The breakfast was not delivered by Gu Qinghan himself, but by the maid in the mansion. Yang Ning knew that her sudden loss of consciousness just now must have given Gu Qinghan an idea. She thought that this beautiful young woman was not a frivolous person, and she should be more careful in the future.
Gu Qinghan's conduct as a person did make Yang Ning admire him quite a bit. To be fair, everyone loves beauty. Gu Qinghan has a delicate appearance and an outstanding figure, but it is impossible for any man not to be moved. But Yang Ning also knows that, If he behaves recklessly, I'm afraid there will be some estrangement between him and Gu Qinghan in the future.
Gu Qinghan took great care of him, like a big sister who knew both cold and hot. Yang Ning actually enjoyed this warmth deep down in his heart and did not want this warmth to be destroyed because of certain things.
After breakfast, Yang Ning walked around the house.
He had already decided that the Jinyi Crown Prince would continue to pretend to be a prince for a while, so naturally he still needed to understand the layout of the Jinyi Hou Mansion.
It's just that the Jinyihou Mansion seems to be larger than he thought, with a front yard, a middle hall, an east and west yard, and a back garden, as well as a stable and a martial arts arena.
The two generations of Jinyihou are military generals. There is a quite open martial arts training ground in the mansion, which is naturally used for martial arts. There are more than 30 guards in Jinyihou's mansion. Almost all of them are from the military. These people usually They will also practice martial arts in the martial arts arena.
Wearing the new brocade clothes and jade belt, Yang Ning is now as beautiful as a tree in the wind.
Walking on a tree-lined road near Xiyuan, the scenery is quite beautiful with vegetation on both sides. There is even a man-made ditch on the roadside with clear water.
"I can't wait!" When Yang Ning was in a good mood, she suddenly heard a low roar coming from nearby. She followed the sound and saw only a row of flower beds not far away. Although it was late autumn, there was no one in those flower beds. The flowers and plants were still green, and Yang Ning recognized the voice after hearing it once. It seemed to be Qi Yu's voice.
Although he and Qi Yu met from time to time in the past few days, the two of them never said a word from beginning to end, and Qi Yu looked cold every day, as if everyone in the world owed him money.
Yang Ning frowned, stepped closer, and heard Aunt Qiong's voice: "My ancestor, could you please lower your voice? There are ears and eyes everywhere here. Now he is so impressive that everyone in the house wants to Cling to his thigh, if someone hears it, it might reach his ears.”
"So what if it reaches his ears?" Qi Yu sneered: "I've had enough for more than ten years. Why should he step on my head? Just because the bitch who gave birth to him is the wife?" The voice was cold: "In the final analysis, you are still incompetent. Why did you want to be that person's concubine? Why did you have to give birth to me? Otherwise, I wouldn't have to endure such humiliation and be ridden by a fool."
Yang Ning sneered inwardly.
He knew that Qi Yu had always been unwilling to be born as a bastard. In Qi Yu's heart, he obviously believed that he was the best heir to the Marquis of Jinyi. However, because of his background, the title of Marquis of Jinyi could only be seen but not touched.
"Snapped!"
There was a crisp sound, and it was obvious that someone had been slapped. Aunt Qiong tried her best to lower her voice and cursed: "You beast, how many times have I told you, to endure is a knife to the head, as long as you can endure it, there will always be something." When the fog clears. If you can't keep calm now, how can you accomplish anything big?"
"Endure, endure, endure, how long are you going to let me endure?" Qi Yu said angrily: "I thought he would never come back alive, but... if he died outside, the title of Marquis of Jinyi would belong to me. Even if he is a What a stupid idiot, I can only watch helplessly as he inherits the title of Marquis."
"Why are you anxious?" Aunt Qiong sneered: "The imperial court has not yet issued an order. The prince does not mean that he is the marquis. Before he truly inherits the title of Marquis of Jinyi, no one can guarantee that the position of marquis will definitely be his. The more this At this time, you have to be calmer and never lose big for small things." He snorted coldly and said: "Only the one who wins in the end is the real winner. Don't you understand this truth?"
Yang Ning's expression was stern. He knew that this mother and son were not good people. They were rushing to be dutiful sons. It seemed that they wanted to replace him and inherit the Marquis of Jinyi.
Thinking about it now, if he hadn't pretended to be the Prince of Jinyi and returned to the Marquis Mansion, according to what the mother and son said, the position of Marquis of Jinyi would really have fallen into Qi Yu's hands.
The Marquis of Jinyi is hereditary, so if there is an iron rice bowl, and the eldest son dies, the concubine is still of Qi Jing's blood, and of course he is qualified to inherit the title.
It suddenly occurred to me that the Zhongling Villa was visited by assassins. Could it be related to this mother and son
In terms of motivation, if he was really stabbed to death, the person who benefited the most would be Qi Yu. Seeing how they would do anything to inherit the title, the assassin might not have anything to do with them.
Yang Ning originally wanted to find out the real culprit behind the scenes, and he knew very well that since the other party took action and the goal was not achieved, he would never disappear quietly. He was afraid that there would be another move next, and he did not need to take the initiative to pursue it. Just be careful and wait for the other party to reveal clues.
Duan Canghai and others are considered loyal to him. No matter Duan Canghai, Qi Feng or Zhao Wushang, they are not ordinary people. With these people as help, he may not be able to find out the real culprit behind the scenes.
I just thought in my heart that Qi Yu should not have had the opportunity to contact Zhongling Villa before the funeral. Although the mother and son were quite sinister, Yang Ning did not believe that they could plan such a thorough assassination plan. Qi Yu is very capable, but without any evidence, it cannot prove that the assassination is related to him.
"How can we win?" Qi Yu's voice sounded very impatient: "In a month at most, the imperial court will definitely issue a decree, and the position of Marquis Jinyi will fall into his hands. By then, it will be too late."
Aunt Qiong sneered: "Silly son, it's too late to call it that? Isn't there still a month left? Naturally, we won't let him take away the title just like this. Even if we take a step back, if he really gets the title, Before he gives birth to an heir, you are still the blood of the Marquis, and if something happens to him, you will still inherit the title."
Yang Ning's heart sank, thinking to herself that this woman was really vicious.
"Mom, have you thought of any ideas?" Qi Yu listened and said eagerly: "Tell me quickly, what should we do?" Then he said: "You have to know that only if I become the Marquis of Jinyi, you can Chances are you will be named the Imperial Lady, otherwise... you will always be just a concubine!"
"It doesn't matter whether mother can become the Imperial Lady, everything is for you." Aunt Qiong said coldly: "We, mother and son, have suffered a lot of grievances over the years. When you can become the Marquis of Jinyi one day, we will vent all the grievances we have suffered. come out."
"Gu Qinghan!" Qi Yu gritted her teeth and said with hatred: "One day, I will make this woman's life worse than death. There are many painted boats on the Qinhuai River, and I will definitely send her to the painted boats, so that she can be reduced to a thousand people riding ten thousand people. Touch the bitch, only in this way can I relieve the hatred in my heart."
Yang Ning was still a little patient at first, but when he heard Qi Yuhuan and Gu Qinghan speak harshly, he felt angry and said in a cold voice: "Where is the wild dog barking in the yard? Get out of here."
This sound was like a bolt from the blue to Qi Yu and her son. Qi Yu had already jumped over the flower bed and jumped out from the flowers and grass. His skills were not weak. He obviously had some martial arts skills. He saw Yang Ning standing not far away with his hands behind his back. , his face turned pale instantly, he opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Aunt Qiong had also come out from behind the flower garden. She was wearing heavy makeup, gold and green clothes, and she was quite charming. When she saw Yang Ning, she also looked pale.
"Are you eavesdropping here?" Qi Yu quickly calmed down, clenched his hands into fists, and stared at Yang Ning with hatred in his eyes, looking like an angry wild dog that would pounce on him at any time.
"It turns out it's you. I thought there was a wild dog barking." Yang Ning sneered: "What did you say? Eavesdropping? This is the Jinyi Hou Mansion. I am the prince of Jin Yi. Every flower, grass, tree and tree in the Hou Mansion , it all belongs to me, I can go wherever I want, only others are sneaking around behind my back, so why should I eavesdrop on others?"
He said "I", Qi Yu clenched his fists, veins popped out on the back of his hands, he stared at Yang Ning like a knife, but said nothing.
Aunt Qiong also came to her senses at this time, without saying much, she said coldly: "Yu'er, let's go!" Turning around to leave, Qi Yu glared at Yang Ning bitterly, turned around and wanted to leave, but Yang Ning coldly Said: "Wait a minute!"
Aunt Qiong turned around first and sneered: "Qining, you are not the Marquis of Jinyi yet. Even if you are the Marquis of Jinyi, I am still your concubine. You have no right to give orders to me."
"You, turn around!" Yang Ning ignored Aunt Qiong and pointed at Qi Yu, "My father has passed away. Now I am the head of the family. My father is not here, and my eldest brother is my father. Why don't you be polite when you see me?" ?”
Qi Yu suddenly turned around and said angrily: "You...!"
"What are you?" Yang Ning sneered and said, "Are you dissatisfied? Qi Yu, you don't understand. Your mother should have told you that if you are neither big nor small, you have no respect for your elders, and if you break the rules of the Hou Mansion, I can kill you at any time." Are you expelling the Marquis from the palace?"
"How dare you!" Qi Yu said sternly: "Qining, don't push yourself too far. I knew you didn't like me. Now that my father is gone, you can be lawless. You can expel me now and let the Qi family look down upon me. See if you have what it takes, Third Old Master...!"
"I know you want to bring out the third old lady." Yang Ning smiled lightly, "But you have forgotten that although the third old lady also has the surname Qi, he is not from the Hou Mansion. The third old lady can keep you in the Qi family tree Go up, but he has no right to let me expel you from the house." He snorted coldly, with a cold face, "I'm just expelling you from the house, not from the clan. If you leave the Hou Mansion, with your clever methods, you shouldn't be able to do so. Starved to death outside.”